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Checklist for Tribe Melolonthini Leach in Samouelle, 1819
and region North Queensland (Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
285
1917
3176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
285
1917
3176
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
270
1866
3091
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
195
1607
2763
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
59
677
1165
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
54
568
941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
5
90
216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
5
90
216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
66
174
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyMelolonthinae
Samouelle, 1819
May Beetles and Junebugs, White grubs
16
37
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
TribeMelolonthini
Leach in Samouelle, 1819
6
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Queensland
6 Genera with 14 Species
Allothnonius Britton, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Antitrogus Burmeister, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Dermolepida Arrow, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Lepidiota Kirby, 19129SpeciesTaxom
Rhopaea Erichson, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Xenotrogus Britton, 19151SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Queensland
14 Species
Allothnonius brooksi Britton, 1978
Antitrogus setifer Britton, 1978
Dermolepida albohirtum Waterhouse, 1875Grey-back cane beetle
Lepidiota caudata Blackburn, 1890Caudata canegrub
Lepidiota draconis Britton, 1978
Lepidiota frenchi Blackburn, 1912French's Canegrub
Lepidiota grata Blackburn, 1890
Lepidiota laciniata Britton, 1978
Lepidiota negatoria Blackburn, 1912Canegrub
Lepidiota rothei Blackburn, 1888Brown eucalypt beetle
Lepidiota squamulata Waterhouse, 1875Canegrub
Lepidiota townsvillensis Blackburn, 1912
Rhopaea magnicornis Blackburn, 1888Brown Cockchafer
Xenotrogus vestita Arrow, 1915


Links, sources and further information
Melolonthini at artfakta.se
Melolonthini at dyntaxa.se
Melolonthini at gbif.org
Melolonthini at itis.gov